COLUMBUS, Ohio – A total of six Ohio State Buckeyes received All-Big Ten accolades on Monday as voted on by the leagues’ 14 head coaches and select members of the media. Junior point guard Kelsey Mitchell was named the Big Ten Player of the Year.

This is the second time Mitchell has been named the conference’s best player as she also took home the award as a freshman in 2014-15. She is the seventh Buckeye student to earn Big Ten Women’s Basketball Player of the Year honors from either the coaches or media.

“I am really humbled and honored to receive this award,” said Mitchell. “I don't set individual goals of winning certain awards but I just try to get better as a player each day and do whatever I can do to help my team win. We've had a great year and my teammates have been tremendous and I can't wait to get back out on the court with them.”

Junior transfer guard Linnae Harper picked up an award in her first season with the Buckeyes as she was named the conference’s Sixth Player of the Year.

The Buckeyes finished the regular season with a record of 25-5 and won their 15th Big Ten Championship by finishing with a 15-1 mark in conference play. Ohio State will be the No. 1 seed in this week’s Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament in Indianapolis.